The World, Explained · 45 sec
Photography
A small piece of context that makes the wider world easier to read.
The useful idea
- Light creates an image
and practice of creating images by recording light,
- A lens focuses
Typically, a lens is used to focus the light reflected or emitted from objects into a real image on the light-sensitive surface inside a camera during a timed exposure.
- The image is processed
With an electronic image sensor, this produces an electrical charge at each pixel, which is electronically processed and stored in a digital image file for subsequent display or processing.
Why this matters
Use Photography as context when interpreting events and claims about the world.
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Use Photography as context when interpreting events and claims about the world.
Test your recall
Which idea belongs to the explanation of Photography?
- Light creates an image — correct
- A lens focuses
- The image is processed
and practice of creating images by recording light,